Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Jal Jeevan Mission  to Provide Universal Coverage of Water Supply
Swachh Bharat Mission  2.0 Announced For Next 5 Years
Boost to Green and Clean Urban Mobility
Metrolite and Metroneo System to Come Up in Several Cities
100% Income Tax Exemption for Affordable Rental Housing Projects
UNION BUDGET 2021-22 - MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
During her Budget speech, the Hon’ble Finance Minister announced JAL JEEVAN MISSION  which has been designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns in accordance with SDG Goal- 6. Providing coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is the other focus area. The Finance Minister also announced that Swachh Bharat Mission  2.0 will be launched under the “Health and Wellbeing”vertical. The Finance Minister further said that a Scheme to induct over 20,000 city buses in 5 lakh plus cities including Hilly/ UT/ North East State capital cities  will be launched to strengthen organized city bus services, improve urban mobility and ease in living.
The details of announcements pertaining to the M/o Housing & Urban Affairs are as under:-
JAL JEEVAN MISSION 
- 2.68 crore is the estimated gap in urban household tap connections that is proposed to be covered under JJM. Likewise, estimated gap in sewer connections/septage in 500 AMRUT citiesproposed to be covered in JJM is 2.64 crore.
- Rejuvenation of water bodies to augment sustainable fresh water supply and creating green spaces and sponge cities to reduce floods and enhance amenity value through an Urban Aquifer Management plan are other key areas of the Mission.
- JJM will promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation. 20% of water demand to be met by reused water with development of institutional mechanism.
- A Technology Sub-Missionfor water is proposed to leverage latest global technologies in the field of water.
- Information, Education and Communication  campaign is proposed to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water.
- Pey Jal Survekshan will be conducted in cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.
- Mission has a reform agenda with focus on strengthening of urban local bodies and water security of the cities. Major reforms are reducing non-revenue water to below 20%; recycle of treated used water to meet at least 20% of total city water demand and 40% for industrial water demand at State level; dual piping system, electric vehicle charging points; Wi-fi infrastructure in new buildings; unlocking value and improving land use efficiency through adequate urban planning; GIS based master plans of the cities; raising funds through issuance of municipal bonds and rejuvenation of water bodies.
Salient features of Mission
- The total outlay proposed for JJM is ₹2,87,000 crore which includes ₹10,000 crore for continuing financial support to AMRUT Mission.
- In order to promote Public private partnership, it has been mandated for cities having million plus population to take up PPP projects worth minimum of 10 percent of their total project fund allocation.
- For Union Territories, there will be 100% central funding. For North Eastern and Hill States, central funding for projects will be 90%. Central funding will be 50% for cities will less than 1 lakh population, one third for cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population and 25% for cities with million plus population.
- Mission will be monitored through a technology-based platform on which beneficiary response will be monitored along with progress and output-outcome.
- Funding from Government for projects will be in three tranches of 20:40:40. Third instalment onwards will be released based on outcomes achieved and credible exclusion will be exercised while funding.
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION  2.0
During her Budget speech, the Hon’ble Finance Minister announced that Swachh Bharat Mission  2.0 will be launched under the “Health and Wellbeing”vertical. In her speech, the FM said: “…for further swachhata of Urban India, we intend to focus on complete fecal sludge management, waste water treatment, source segregation of garbage, reduction in single use plastic, reduction in air pollution by effectively managing waste from construction and demolition activities, and bio-remediation of all legacy dumpsites”.
A total outlay of Rs 1,41,678 crores was announced for SBM  2.0, for the next 5 years. This will be a continuation of the Swachh Bharat Mission , with the following components for funding and implementation across all statutory towns, viz.
- Sustainable sanitation 
- Wastewater treatment, including fecal sludge management in all ULBs with less than 1 lakh population 
- Solid Waste Management
- Information, Education and Communication, and
- Capacity building.
At the end of the Mission, the following outcomes are expected to be achieved:
- All statutory towns will become ODF+ certified
- All statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population will become ODF++ certified ,
- 50% of all statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population will become Water+ certified
- All statutory towns will be at least 3-star Garbage Free rated as per MoHUA’s Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free cities
- Bio-remediation of all legacy dumpsites.